Riesling Grand Trio 2018
A rare wine, a blend of Riesling from our 3 Grands Crus of Ribeauvillé: the Grand Cru Kirchberg de Ribeauvillé, the Grand Cru Geisberg and the Grand Cru Osterberg.
This Riesling is dry and powerful. Its precise acidity and minerality reflect the pure expression of the wonderful and prestigious terroirs of Ribeauvillé.
A very confidential Cuvée with a production of 1200 bottles of 75cl and 100 magnums per vintage, scrupulously numbered.
Great Riesling to be enjoyed with an exceptional cuisine such as a spicy shrimp and exotic fruit salad, salmon with orange, lemon and ginger, grilled lobster with sweet spices and roasted pineapple or a goat's milk cheese like Cendré du Londenbach.
Since 2016, Laurent and Paul BOTT have been working together to produce a rare and unusual wine, a blend of Riesling from the three Grand Crus offered by the commune of Ribeauvillé: Grand Cru Kirchberg de Ribeauvillé, Grand Cru Osterberg and Grand Cru Geisberg: The GRAND TRIO.
Its measured composition gives it an incredible structure and a unique personality. Its precise acidity and minerality reflect the pure expression of the wonderful and prestigious terroirs of Ribeauvillé.
Comments of Pascal Leonetti, Best Sommelier of France 2006:
The color of the Riesling Grand Trio is lemon yellow with light green reflections, of beautiful intensity. The disk is brilliant, limpid, transparent. The wine has a brilliant youthfulness.
The nose is frank, pleasant, intense. Racy, we perceive a dominant of overripe citrus fruit smells, like lemon, orange, clementine, as well as fine floral touches. The aeration amplifies these smells and delivers exotic notes, pineapple, papaya, spices, ginger and an underlying naphthenic mineral touch.
The nose shows a perfect maturity of the grapes where the precise profile, already focused on the terroir, wonderfully translates the singularity of Ribeauvillé wines.
The attack in mouth is slender, ripe, the alcohol support is balanced. One evolves on a tense, sharp, finely pearled medium, where one finds the aromas of the nose. Still dominated by candied citrus fruits, yusu zest, clementine, orange, spices, ginger, white flowers and, always in filigree, this mineral touch of naphtha. We perceive a fine astringency. The finish has a nice length, as well as a frank vivacity.
The balance of this wine is carried on the typical freshness of the commune, the range of ripe aromas participates and the definition of the terroirs, complex, suggests a model in the making.
Great Riesling to be enjoyed with an exceptional cuisine such as a spicy shrimp and exotic fruit salad, salmon with orange, lemon and ginger, grilled lobster with sweet spices and roasted pineapple or a goat's milk cheese like Cendré du Londenbach.
The vines are cultivated according to the Alsatian tradition and respect the "AOC Alsace Grand Cru" specifications.
In conversion to organic farming since 2019. Always mindful of the environment, we work our soils in order to preserve biodiversity in our plots.
The average age of the vines is 45 years and the yields are limited, controlled (40hl/ha), in order to have the pure expression of each of our terroirs and an irreproachable sanitary state. The grapes are selected and harvested with great care, by hand.
The pressing is done in pneumatic presses gently from 3 to 5 hours.
Fermentation in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks. Maturing on fine lees for 7 months.
Bottling after tangential filtration. Storage in bottles in our cellars.
| Capacity | 75cl |
|---|---|
| Millésimes | 2018 : The vintage that brings a smile |
| Appellation | AOC Alsace |
| Grape variety | Riesling |
| Sweetness | Dry |
| Conservation | More than 10 years |
| Operating temperature (mini) | 8°C |
| Operating temperature (maxi) | 10°C |
| Prizes | 93/100 JAMES SUKLING, Gold Medal - Gilbert & Gaillard |
| Food pairing | Great Riesling to be enjoyed with an exceptional cuisine such as a spicy shrimp and exotic fruit salad, salmon with orange, lemon and ginger, grilled lobster with sweet spices and roasted pineapple or a goat's milk cheese like Cendré du Londenbach. |
| Exposition | South, South-East |
| Altitude | 270 to 350 m of altitude |
| Terroir | A blend of Riesling from the 3 Grands Crus of Ribeauvillé: Osterberg, Geisberg & Kirchberg de Ribeauvillé which reflects the pure expression of their wonderful and outstanding marl, limestone and sandstone terroirs. |
| Culture method | The vines are cultivated according to the Alsatian tradition and respect the "AOC Alsace Grand Cru" specifications. In conversion to organic farming since 2019. Always mindful of the environment, we work our soils in order to preserve biodiversity in our plots. The average age of the vines is 45 years and the yields are limited, controlled (40hl/ha), in order to have the pure expression of each of our terroirs and an irreproachable sanitary state. The grapes are selected and harvested with great care, by hand. |
| Winemaking | The pressing is done in pneumatic presses gently from 3 to 5 hours. Fermentation in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks. Maturing on fine lees for 7 months. |